i-80 and virgin atlantic, this is, as you say, their most important route. ncially it will make a huge difference to reopen the north atlantic. for american travelers, they could come to europe for a while, this is the rest of the world, 33 countries to the united states. you have to be fully vaccinated and take an antigen test. you have to fill out some forms. other than that, it seems straightforward. just after 8:00 today, we will see a british airways jet on one runway, a virgin jet on another runway and there will be a simultaneous takeoff. i was talking to the ceo of a virgin a moment ago, that has never happened in his company's history. they are making something of this and it will be hugely important. the airline sector has struggled. these two airlines in particular, british airways and virgin, rely on the north atlantic for profitability, but so does lufthansa and air france and the u.s. carriers, delta, united. initially it is likely it will be largely visiting friends and family, the pent up demand, you haven't been able to see your family in the

hejoins me director for virgin atlantic in euros *. from director for virgin atlantic in euros *. hejoins me from london director for virgin atlantic in euros *. he joins me from london to talk about what the reopening of these borders mean notjust for the travel industry, but for all of us. great to have you on newsday today. let me start by asking, our travel already seeing the impact of the band lifting? it is already seeing the impact of the band lifting?— band lifting? it is a positive im act band lifting? it is a positive impact with _ band lifting? it is a positive impact with booking - band lifting? it is a positive - impact with booking substantial as competence come back, there seem restrictions rolled back, taken away in countries around the world, not just the us and when you see borders reopening, you know that you can book and the airlines especially those in europe have seen a bumper batch of bookings is that confidence returns. it has been a very important moment, this. notwithstanding the optimism that you have describ

but british airways and virgin atlantic say they are pushing to be more sustainable. more sustainable. we both set taruets more sustainable. we both set targets for— more sustainable. we both set targets for net _ more sustainable. we both set targets for net zero _ more sustainable. we both set targets for net zero x - more sustainable. we both set targets for net zero x 2015 - more sustainable. we both set targets for net zero x 2015 but| targets for net zero x 2015 but action must start today and now. we are flying the most efficient planes out there for long haul travel. we will be embarking on offsetting and committing to sustainable aviation fuel lrut— committing to sustainable aviation fuel but we are also seeing exciting innovations coming along in the form of hydrogen— innovations coming along in the form of hydrogen technology that we also expect _ of hydrogen technology that we also expect to _ of hydrogen technology that we also expect to be part of the solution, so aviation— expect to be part of the solution, so aviation has a good story to telt~ _ so avia

virgin atlantic, significantly higher, up to around six to percent. it's been over -- 60%. it's been over 60 days since we had this traffic. you have to take the pcr or antigen test 72 hours prior to departure, fairly straightforward. it is absolutely humming here at heathrow. there are big long cues. everybody's trying to get through. everybody's trying to get on the airplane. i've been hearing from my colleague, he is covering the british take off today. he says that the aircraft was best doomed, huge flags everywhere, ceo is going to be on that flight. he's going to be making a speech. all this goes to say this is going to be a hugely important day for the airline sector. virgin and british airways are going to be on two different runways this morning with the same aircraft. they're going to take off at exactly the same time. that, francine, has never happened before. francine: i'm quite excited. what does this mean for business travel, guy? guy: so business travel is going to be the real question here. i think what initially you're going to see is a pickup in visiting f

it is a key market for iag, for virgin atlantic, for left anza, so it is critical. alix: what kind of money are we talking about? when do you think we had pre-pandemic levels, or is there a new normal we have to be looking at? david: they are already talking about having capacity, like iag saying capacity back to 20% of pre-covid levels by the summer, so i still think in terms of demand it is one to take longer. i saw the ceo of iag talking about 2023. there is certainly an expectation that may be long-haul is going to take longer to recover than the short-haul, and corporate is going to take longer than leisure, and perhaps it is going to be shorter for longer with the likes of zoom. so the airlines have to make that up another way. for example, iag pre-pandemic was saying they could generate 2 billion need plus -- 2 billion plus euros in free cash flow, so they certainly have restructured , and to come back to where they wear pre-bid -- pre-pandemic before that happens. guy: does premium economy help? using we will see more of that? do you think we will see more v

that was virgin atlantic's ceo shave ice -- ceo shai weiss. congratulations. reopened in america. from new york city this morning, good morning. matt miller, lisa abramowicz, and jonathan ferro. your equity market advancing 0.04%. into the bond market, or yields of just a little bit higher after moving lower in friday's session. we are up two or three basis points. a final word on brexit, did you see the meme doing the rounds of the weekend about france and the u.k. 100 years ago fighting for world domination, and now they are fighting over fish? [laughter] how much i think that's how much things have changed -- how much things have changed. lisa: i think in all honesty, that ship has sailed, no? jonathan: i hope we are done with it, that is my personal view. seven days of gains, five weeks of gains on s&p 500, the longest winning streak of the year so far. matt: the stock market has just been on fire. if you look over the last years, we had three years of gains in which we have almost doubled. we have gone from 2500 at the end of 2018 to almost 4700 right now

let's speak to paul charles, who advises numerous high—profile airlines and is a former boss at virgin atlanticyou forjoining us on bbc news. just tell us what this means. the government is acting as soon as possible when it gets information that gives it cause for concern. but i think the concern in the travel sector tonight, affecting the wider economy is the government is yet again falling back on blanket country measures. rather than looking at a system of individual risk. they're basically saying anyone coming from any of those six countries will have to quarantine from sunday morning orfrom saturday morning in scotland. and this is a system which was heavily criticised for most of the pandemic because it treats countries and individuals coming from countries in exactly the same way if they're fully jabbed coming from countries in exactly the same way if they're fullyjabbed or not at all. surely it will be better to allow those who are fully jobs and fully up—to—date with their vaccines to simply test when they're back at home rather than have to pay the £2000 to go into hotel quarantine.

flights are going to see a big boom virgin atlantic has seen a big boom of flights to the united states >> a boost to the travel industry and hopefully they will interject into the economy as well >>> los angeles is set to start one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country. proof will be required to enter a slew of businesses including shopping malls, theaters and gyms they will not start enforcing until november 29. >>> scores of schools across the u.s. are turning facilities into vaccination sites. california said it has 3,100 clinics for vaccines and other school districts in detroit, new york city and austin, texas are following. >>> a suspected serial killer has been arrested for multiple shootings. telling us that the 25-year-old perez reed was linked to two murders and one in kansas city with a piston used in all the cases. he was then connected to two murders in a high-rise apartment building in september. connecting the alleged murder weapon and shoes many victims were sex workers but the alleged motive remains unknown. he's facing two charges including one count of fir

airlines are expecting a huge number of book togs the united states virgin atlantic said they have seen00% booking to the united states. most of those bookings are to new york but this is nice win ahead of the holiday season back to you guys >> it's been about 18 months since travel has been able to resume that way. thank you, matt. >>> a missing 16-year-old has been found after using a distress signal that became popular on tiktok. you hold your hand up with the palm facing the other person and then tuck your thumb in and fold your fingers down. she was inside a silver colored toyota the driver called 911 and flils arrested the alleged abductor at the kentucky state border. the girl said she had traveled across four states her parented reported her missing in asheville, north carolina >>> multiple campus buildings had on the evacuated because of bomb threats at three ivy league schools. the threats were deemed not credible and the buildings were cleared for reentry. this comes two days after a similar incident at yale law enforcement officials are not linked these threats >>> shaquille

british airways plane alongside a virgin atlantic one.any in the u.k., this was a good moment. . not least, the government. >> israel momentous time. this is a massive moment for the aviation sector as we look to build back better from the blow that the pandemic has laid to us. ros: this woman was traveling to see her daughter for the first time in two years. >> have been worried about everyone staying healthy, and things happen in families where you need to be together. and that is what family is all about. not to be able to console each other or keep each other company or whatever, hug each other when we want a good cry, but we will do it today. i can't wait to walk through that door and see her there. ros: the flight crews mark the day in front of the airport with a picture. >> now is the day of unity, finally, we are getting back and as you can see, we are all excited, we are ready to go. i just knew to put a crown on and then we are ready to go. ros: there is one of those on these flights, here he is at heathrow airport before he got

the ban was symbolically lifted with a dual take—off between virgin atlantic and british airways.es in europe, they're optimistic they can avoid any more turbulent family separations. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. that's it. have a very good night. goodbye. hello. some pretty quiet weather across the uk for the next few days. largely light winds and milder air covering up from the west or southwest. temperatures across england and wales in double figures to start the day, i think built into the mid teens coming the afternoon. best of the sunshine to the force of ease. some ran across northern england and wales in the cloud certainly more throughout the day. sunny spots for scotland and northern ireland but some showers to the far north and west. quite a chilly feel. through thursday, we're still looking at largely light winds and favourably mild wind direction. some rain to the south of the uk but potentially on wednesday, nothing particularly heavy. thursday and friday we are going to have all eyes in the atlantic to watch the slow coming in, except the how deep and wearable s

the ban was symbolically lifted with a dual take—off between virgin atlantic and british airways.on covid case rises in europe, they're optimistic they can avoid any more turbulent family separations. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. stay with us. coming up: snapping up some amy winehouse memorabilia. selling for millions at an auction in la. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public. eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display - but on the local campaign l headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. i berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian auth

timing to be celebrating a return of a major long—haul flight route, but british airways and virgin atlantictainable. we have both set targets for net zero by 2050, but action must start today and now. we are both flying a—350s, which are most efficient planes out there for long—haul travel. we will be embarking on offsetting. we will be committing to the development of sustainable aviation fuel, but we are also seeing some exciting innovations come along in the form of hydrogen technology that we also expect to be part of the solution. so, aviation has a good story to tell. ba and virgin coordinated their first two flights to take off simultaneously. for many, this eight—hour trip turned into more than a 600—day wait. but the arrival will be hard to forget. it's been too long coming. we've waited a long time for this moment, so it's wonderful. can't wait to get home and have a good old proper british tea. in the arrivals hall today, the world once again felt much closer. caroline davies, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening: the prime minister is accused of running scare

the ban was symbolically lifted with a dual take—off between virgin atlantic and british airways.e, they're optimistic they can avoid any more turbulent family separations. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. erin lives in la and her partner lives in paris. 0ther partner lives in paris. other travel ban has been lifted, she told me about their upcoming reunion. december 18. i cannot wait to see him. i am counting down the days. you have got quite a story to tell here as well because i don't think you have been together that long before the whole world came crashing down. yeah, we met in 2019, june 2019, and we said i love you one day two. we fell madly in love very quickly and it was like, ok, let's figure out how we see each other next. i saw him in august and then he came for three months in october and leftjanuary 4, 2020, and that was the last time he stepped foot in the united states. there was a 9—month period when we didn't know when we would see each other again when the pandemic hit and there was another 6—month period, but i am one of the lucky ones. i was able to get speci

the ban was symbolically lifted with a dual take—off between virgin atlantic and british airways.th a watchful eye on covid case rises in europe, they're optimistic they can avoid any more turbulent family separations. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. for more information on those travel rules in the united states and how they might affect you, just visit our website at bbc. another headline, the former us president says that the world has to step up now to tackle climate change before it is too late. speaking at the summit in glasgow he said wealthy countries need to work with island nations. adding that young people had a right to be frustrated. deeper floods. biggerfires. higher temperatures. climate change is being felt around the world, so the talks in glasgow are notjust about the future, they're about coping with a hotter and more hostile planet right now. pushing for an urgent response is the former us president barack obama. getting a rock star reception here and saying it's not too late. our planet has been wounded by our actions. those wounds won't be healed today or to

the ban was symbolically lifted with a dual take—off between virgin atlantic and british airways. covid case rises in europe, they're optimistic they can avoid any more turbulent family separations. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. you can see the joy for yourselves. we are joined you can see the joy for yourselves. we arejoined by erin who lives in los angeles, and her partnerjordan lives in paris, which has been a bit of an issue justly. paris, which has been a bit of an issuejustly. 0ther paris, which has been a bit of an issue justly. other travel ban has been lifted so they can reunite in colorado. thank you forjoining us. i wonder when jordan is going to be shouting out, colorado here i come! how long do you have to wait? december 18. long do you have to wait? december18. i long do you have to wait? december 18. i cannot wait to see him. i am counting down the days. see him. i am counting down the da s. ., ., ., ., days. you have got quite a story to — days. you have got quite a story to tell _ days. you have got quite a story to tell here - days. you have got quite a story

the ceo of british airways and virgin atlantic. you are the ceo virgin— and virgin atlantic. does that had on your business? our months. what impact does that had on your business?— your business? our story has been well documented. _ your business? our story has been well documented. today _ your business? our story has been well documented. today is - your business? our story has been well documented. today is a - your business? our story has been j well documented. today is a cause for celebration. finally, after more than 600 days, this important corridor is opening. to hear these stories of uniting loved ones and allowing business to connect and start getting back to normal activity is really a day of celebration. i'm glad to do it here with british airways forjoint take—off today. with british airways for “oint take-off todayfi with british airways for “oint take-offtoda . �* ,, ., take-off today. and sean, some --eole take-off today. and sean, some people are _ take-off today. and sean, some people are worried _ take-off today. and sean, some people are worried that - t

and this as a virgin atlantic and british errors aeroplane actually took off the exact same time from london heathrow. airport, filled with bacteria, passengers all headed to the united states. but it's not just the vaccinated who are excited to finally visit the states. as after 2 weeks of migrants marching northward, they're actually able to jump on a flat bed trucks, so they could make it to the border even faster. so this guy situation would bring in former georgia state law maker d dock and paper and an ed ryan sea of america, georgia. welcome back. great to see you both. thanks, scott, a great to you. well, i'm going to start with you ned. considering everything going on, in fact, are actually seeing some locked downs. higher numbers of cro virus over in europe today. is now the time to be opening our borders to the world. no, of course not, scotty. i mean, it's a logical either. this is a, a pandemic or it's not. and on one side, the bite administration is going full speed ahead with their vaccine mandates, even though the courts have blocked it this afternoon. they said we are

virgin atlantic flights left terminaltwo, heading for orlando and new york.ince flights have headed from the united states from here. the routes to orlando and new york have resumed and more will follow in december. i spoke to some passengers earlier. brute spoke to some passengers earlier. we are spoke to some passengers earlier. - are getting married in disneyland. you must be looking forward to this? yes, it has been one year and over a half we have been planning it. the fliuht half we have been planning it. the fli . ht was half we have been planning it. the flight was cancelled in march, a flight _ flight was cancelled in march, a flight cancelled in september, the fli-ht flight cancelled in september, the flight cancelled in september, the flight cancelled for the 1st of november. this is fourth time lucky. we will— november. this is fourth time lucky. we will be _ november. this is fourth time lucky. we will be spending thanksgiving and christmas with the family. that we will be spending thanksgiving and christmas with the family.— christmas with the f

i was talking to virgin atlantic the other day and he says he sees a big story going forward for freightu do as well. when will we start to see big orders for that? what are we thinking about the structural change in the market as a result of what freight is doing right now? guillaume: the freighter is a segment of aviation which is not really big in terms of number of planes but it has played a huge role in the pandemic for many. and we see a shift in the way goods are transported around the world. there is a lot of value that is carried by air. not necessarily the heavy goods but the ones that have a high value and don't like to stay in inventories. and we believe the cargo market will continue to expand. but there are a lot of old planes that need to be retired. and they will be replaced by more efficient, carbon neutral planes. there is a regulation that we will not be able to deliver those older planes from 2028 onward. that is a great platform. we see orders coming soon at the show, and after the show. we are in discussions for orders on that plane. >> you unveiled on the people of

according to slate radar 24 the virgin atlantic flight won the race arriving 8 minutes ahead of the britishging rights. now this, a spectacular show of the aurora australia, license plate visible across the entire australian state. the bureau of meteorology describes it as nature's most spectacular visual phenomena and stunning. hard to believe that is real. those are images. finally, a past problem, small mouse, a buzz, what about a bear? a colorado family breathing a sigh of relief after a bear trying to hibernate underneath there home and fleshed out with the scent of ammonia. they are glad that the partner left sooner than expected. everybody is safe and sound. he had us up at shannon bream, "fox news @ night," a video that you would like to share. ♪ ♪ we are still waiting for president biden to actually sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill would mean while congress is taking a break the next several days before returning to work on the multitrillion dollar build back better bill. ahead of the guidelines gnomic deadlines to raise the debt ceiling again. correspondent aishah hasnie fr

i was talking to shy white from virgin atlantic. he sees a big story going forward for freight.e new 350 s, the freighter, when will we start seeing big orders for that? are you going to see a big order at the show? what are we thinking about the sexual -- what are we thinking about the structural change in the market as a result of what freight is doing? guillaume: freight is a segment of commercial aviation that is not very big in terms of numbers of planes but plays a huge role. we see a shift in the way goods are transported around the world. there is a lot of value carried by air, not necessarily the heavy goods, but ones that have a high value and do not like to stay in inventories are being carried around the world. we believe the market will continue to expand. it is also a structural change ahead of us is a lot of old planes that need to be retired. operators want to replace them by more fuel-efficient and carbon neutral planes, and we see the ipo is putting in place regulation that will make their owner planes not being able to be delivered 2028 onwards. that is a grea

virgin atlantic's ceo says he expects capacity to reach 2019 levels by early next year.he reopening of the u.s. border could generate billions for airlines. london to new york is the most lucrative air travel route on the planet. china export growth has now exceeded estimates for three straight months, reaching more than $81 billion in october. imports rose less than expected. china's economy slowed with revit covid outbreaks dragging on growth. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. >> on average, gas prices will be about $3.05 at the beginning of december. clearly the biden administration is concerned about the price at the pump and the price in peoples wallets for natural gas as well for this winter, including propane and heating oil, particularly in the northeast. jonathan: this is a difficult moment for this administration at this moment. that was jennifer granholm, the u.s. energy secretary. we will talk about that more in a mo

shy white at virgin atlantic said bigger companies were being much more cautious about putting their on the road. you think this will only enhance that caution, and what you think it means for big conferences and things like that? kate: that is undoubtedly right. it is helpful from one perspective that we have not got things going and people are not fully back on the road. for international travel and tourism business events, those have long lead times. the caution we see now is reflected in the markets and the analysis you get is there is a cooling effect on our business confidence and consumer confidence pushing back some of those events and activities that might have restarted in the first half of next year, likely to be pushed back to the second half of next year. that has an impact for the u.k. on our major businesses and london in particular, which is more reliant on international and business travel. it will undoubtedly delay the recovery for those businesses, but the fact they were already taking that cautious approach to restart things will stand in the investors stead. guy:

virgin atlantic preventing six times the number of travelers. potentially there are some concerns, laura. this is a period in time in which we're seeing a surge of cases across the european region. the world health organization has warned that the european region could be the epicenter of the covid pandemic. this year see as many as half a million deaths. germany reporting some of the highest infection rates the country has seen today. a lot of concern about the rise in coronavirus numbers. u.s. travelers, officials alongside both sides, as long as you have the vaccination status, this is a virus we can live with and see families, friends and businesses resume, laura. >> selma abdel azeez live from london. thank you. >>> a federal appeals court temporarily blocking the vaccine mandate for private employers. 27 states are suing saying it's unconstitutional. jasmine white traveling with the president. the white house not backing down saying the vaccine mandates are the right thing even though states are challenging them. >> reporter: you put it pe

virgin atlantic will fly 11. the transatlantic route is the most lucrative in the world.efore the pandemic, it generated over $1 billion in annual revenue for british airways. earlier, the aviation enthusiasts saw an unprecedented will take off of the ba and virgin flight too much that occasion, but admittedly capacity is still going to be lower than prepend him at levels . jumbo jets have been decommissioned for lighter, more energy efficient aircraft, and the focus is on the type of traveler. to begin with, it will be visiting friends and family. the hope is that it will turn into leisure travel and business travel, which they believe will reach prepend them as levels by 23. that is something guy was speaking about with the virgin ceo earlier today, but it is all about the reopening, what this means for heathrow. it lost its position as europe's biggest international hub. they want to regain that crown. for now, pricing is still competitive. pent-up demand may lead to higher prices, but overall, here on the ground at heathrow, it is a feeling of jubilation and also reli

british airways and virgin atlantic flights landed in new york from heathrow, giving families a chance first time in years. jill chambers hadn't seen her sister, louise, in over 730 days. their emotional reunion touching on the impact that the pandemic has had on so many people across the globe. joining us now are those very same reunited sisters. jill and louise with us. there you are, having your morning coffee or tea. i don't know. you're from the uk, maybe it is tea. you guys must be so excited to see each other. >> absolutely. it's been so overwhelming. it is incredible. been a whirlwind. >> what have you done? what have you done in this time so far? >> since she's got here, it's been less than 24 hours. we have cried and hugged and loved. we went out for dinner, and we are crying and hovi loving and hugging again tonight. >> how did you stay in touch when you were apart? >> you know, skype and facetime lots and lots. just with the time difference, you know, we tried as much as we can. at least a few times a week, sometimes six. >> six, wow. louise, how often would you normally se

virgin atlantic and british airways just did synchronized, symbolic takeoffs from london heathrow tofk. it is a huge deal to do that because we have not seen that in a long time. united said 30,000 international passengers will arrive in the u.s. today, 50% increase compared to last monday. delta has seen a 450% increase in international bookings. but delta ceo says while this is welcomed news, this will not be perfectly smooth with these new procedures. here's what he said. >> it's going to be a bit sloppy at first, i can assure you. there will be lines, unfortunately. people will be hit with an onslaught all at once. i think november 8th. just like we saw this summer in the u.s. domestic system. we'll get it sorted out. people really want to come here, and that's a great sign. . >> customs agents here and at airports across the country will be checking to make sure passengers are fully vaccinated. that means their second shot at least two weeks ago. they will be checking the records, either paper or digital, or through an app. they do not have to be in english, according to the cdc

virgin atlantic predicting six times as many passengers to the united states.ted airlines seeing a 50% surge in travel but this does come at a sensitive time. we are seeing a surge across the region. germany recording the highest infection rates yet. the world health organization warning the european region could be the epicenter, up to half a million deaths potentially due to the virus this winter. very concerning time. what you're seeing here is officials moving towards normalizing living with this virus, which means showing that proof of vaccination, taking the test, having these precautions in place but accepting that the virus is still very much out there, rosemary. >> all right. selma abdel azeez joining us live from london at gat wick airport. we appreciate it. >>> much more to come on the news regarding the botched assassination attempt. >>> thousands rallied to support ethiopia's government. and get back to your rhythm. feel the power. beat the symptoms fast. for skin that never holds you back don't settle for silver #1 for diabetic dry skin* #1 for ps

we saw these symbolic simultaneous takeoffs from london heath row today by virgin atlantic and britishways, both flights bound for jfk in new york, those routes were shuttered by the pandemic. united airlines tells us it expects about 30,000 international travelers to arrive in the u.s. today, a 50% increase over last monday. delta tells us it's in a 450% increase in international bookings, but ceo at bastian says the procedures might not be perfect right away. >> it's going to be a bit sloppy at first. i can assure you. there will be lines unfortunately. people will be hit with an onslaught of travel at once. i think november 8th, just like we saw this summer in the u.s. domestic system, but we'll get it sorted out but people really want to come here and that's a great sign. >> somebody traveling in the united states has to show they are fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the fda under emergency use authorization or the w.h.o. so the list expands. they also need to show to customs agents records of getting the vaccine, digital, paper, it does not have to be in english. it can

we saw a rare move by rival airlines, british airways and virgin atlantic.8:30 this morning they both had jets that flew off from parallel runways at the same time. it was a rare move that probably wouldn't be noticed outside of the airline industry. but they're just so excited to be getting back to business and flying to the states. now, it's going to take a little while to ramp this up. there are about 2700 flights that are scheduled between the u.s. and the uk just this month. that's about 20% more than last month, but still, about half of what we saw in november of 2019, so things are still going to have to get going. you're going to see a lot of business travelers, i think, but among the people we spoke with, and i don't think this is going to surprise you, craig, there are a lot of people who are going to the states just to go to disneyland. >> of course. of course. matt bradley for us there in london. matt, thank you. dr. hills, i mean, obviously international travel is a huge step toward normalcy for our country. any concerns at all that as we open u

virgin atlantic predicting a 600% -- six times as many travelers to the united states.ould be long queues and long waits, asking passengers to be patient. and this is the reciprocity, really, that european officials, british officials wanted to see from the united states. remember, rosemary, the uk lifted its travel ban for americans in july. the eu recommended americans come in june. so for months, they ever been pushing for the united states. but this is a sensitive time when you are looking at coronavirus numbers. the world health organization last week warning the eu could be the epicenter of the pandemic. this winter, there could be up to half a million deaths due to the virus. germany, recording in -- record infection rates today. so a lot of concern about covid numbers. but again, what you are seeing here is officials moving towards l living with this virus. allowing normal life to resume, as long as those precautions are in place, rosemary. vaccinations, proof of vaccination, and that negative-covid test. >> yeah, that seems to be the best approach, doesn't it?

yet virgin atlantic and continental rivals. there point capacity into those markets.ownward pressure as airlines go after the same travelers. there come back to the point that the business specter -- sector of the market will not swing back as quickly as people might have thought. while there has been a demand for people to visit family and friends, the -- it will not make up for the lack of business travel. also the lack of general leisure travel. rishaad: thank you so much. ok, a fiscal boost for the u.s.. a huge one. let's get the first word news from vonnie quinn in new york. vonnie: president biden think he will soon sign off on the biggest infrastructure plan in decades. a crucial victory and handed them defeat in state elections last week. the measure includes money for new roads and bridges as well as expanded rod bent, clean water and others and solution cleanup. they are responding to u.s. request of supply chain information to help the global chip shortage. ensuring that no customer specific information was disclosed. they had asked companies to fill out qu

i was talking to virgin atlantic about this. they see a big story going forward.n are we going to start seeing a big order for that? what are we thinking about the structural change in the market as a result of what freighters are doing right now? >> that is a segment of commercial aviation that has played the usual in the pandemic. we see a shift in value. not necessarily the heavy goods but the ones that have a high value. we believe the cargo market will continue to expand. there are a lot of planes that need to be retired. there will be more fuel-efficient and carbon neutral planes. that is a great platform. we see orders coming soon. >> there he was speaking is closely with guy johnson. the french playmaker saying that replacing older, dirtier debts with newer, green amounts will be a big provider of orders. the industry has seen its omissions steadily rise before the pandemic with the climb expected to continue. the international air transfer association has said they would be harmonized by 2050. how challenging will this endeavor be? >> very challenging. th

rishaad: virgin atlantic ceo as he had the department of new york, the busiest root. dollars of revenue one year for the likes of it. but it was after 9/11 when people said, i will never travel again. and then he saw this exponential growth, and you saw how it was. the good old days. yvonne: it still seems like a long time ago. that will be big, with the u.s. reopening this week, as the likes of europe, and they have been banning tourists there. it will be interesting how hong kong plays in all of this. we just learned from the carrie lam advisor that the city likely won't reopen to the world until may be mid next year because they still have to see how this whole reopening with the mainland plays out, and we have to boost vaccination rates. david: meanwhile, it's that part of the world. you mentioned hong kong, malaysia and singapore reopening that route to fully vaccinated. rishaad: in thailand. there we go. david: it has been a wild. the good old days. i have forgotten how laboratories work. we have a travel tractor here for you guys by the way. let's have a look a

early on there was a queue out the door for virgin atlantic where people were waiting to get throughormal visa and the visa waiver to travel to america. in addition you need to make sure you can show your vaccination status and that you have had a covid test and you have tested negative for 72 hours before travel but it's also quite an emotional day for many people travelling today. i spoke to a woman who was travelling to visit her daughter and had not seen her for two years and today happens to be her birthday, so a great birthday present for her. there's also plenty of excitement for the travel industry as well with people here from the airways waving flags, holding pom—poms, dressed up for the day. this is a big day for the travel industry. this is one of the final pieces of the puzzle for them. international travel has been reopened over the course of the last few months but the usa is a crucial long haul route for many people travelling from the uk and today that route, the vast majority, is reopening. that route, the vast ma'ority, is reopeningfi that route, the vast ma'ority,

timing to be celebrating the return of a major long—haul flight route but british airways and virgin atlantice more sustainable. - both 5et targets for net year by both set targets for net year by 2050 but the action must start today and now. they're flying the most efficient planes out there for long—haul travel. we would be in barking and offsetting ends committed for the aviation field but we are seeing exciting innovations come along in the form of hydrogen technology. we also expect to be part of the solution so aviation has a good story to tell. l3 part of the solution so aviation has a good story to tell.— part of the solution so aviation has a good story to tell. b and rage and coordinated — a good story to tell. b and rage and coordinated their _ a good story to tell. b and rage and coordinated their first _ a good story to tell. b and rage and coordinated their first two - a good story to tell. b and rage and coordinated their first two flights i coordinated their first two flights to take off simultaneously. for many, this eight hour trip turned into more than a 600 day wait. the a

and this morning, to mark the easing of travel restrictions, the first two flights — one virgin atlanticnning. both operators ditched the big jumbo jets for sleeker a350s, both of similar weight, both taking off in perfect synchronisation. travellers to the united states will need show proof they are double—vaccinated and in possession of a covid test that was conducted in the last three days. the airport authorites have warned travellers to be prepared for some teething issues while everyone acclimatises to the new system. but some relief for families who have been seperated for almost two years. nada tawfik has more from jfk airport. there was such an energy here atjfk's international arrivals when those first flights from london heathrow touched down and families finally started streaming in, running into the arms of their loved ones. i mean, this really underscoresjust how the travel ban has affected so many people, led to so many painful moments. you had family who've only seen each other over videoconferencing finally able to embrace in person. families meeting new children that ha

we basically had the border shut down this morning in the uk, british airways, virgin atlantic did at takeoff, first time they've done this in 37 years two flights coming in to jfk landing in the next couple hours and as you can imagine a lot of very happy travelers excited to come to the u.s. >> i could cry. >> so joyful, i could cry. i've had dreams of this moment. >> the people are getting back to in-person events and actually being able to see each other and conduct their business in person, which is such a breath of fresh air we've had our first meeting in person in the uk and now to be able to go to the u.s. finally is a great feeling. >> we're going to disney in two weeks. >> we've been trying to go on holiday for quite a while and seeing the u.s. is open is a perfect opportunity. >> reporter: what does this mean for the airlines let's talk about the three in terms of transatlantic travel with delta, 450% increase in international bookings in the last six weeks since the policy was announced by the biden administration it shows you how much demand is out there. then american,

then virgin atlantic flight 450 from johannesburg hasjust pulled up at the gate.rocess and then go home. in about an hour, you get two british airways run from johannesburg and one from cape town, also touching down. before they —— because they are in before the deadline, those people have no obligation to do anything. then you have this odd time between 12 noon today and 4am on sunday, when there is a complete flight ban. so lots of people in south africa now who thought they were flying out today to come to the uk, those flights will be cancelled, they will be able to push them forward and travel overnight on saturday. by the time they land, they will be going straight into ten at night in hotel quarantine which will cost them over £2000, if they are solo travellers. so very, very serious, back on red list territory. the only flights are from south africa, but this also affects botswana, east swati and namibia, and lesotho. ii affects botswana, east swati and namibia, and lesotho. if someone is in an of namibia, and lesotho. if someone is in any of those _ namib

but british airways and virgin atlantic say they are pushing to be more sustainable.ing a50s, which are the most efficient planes out there for long—haul travel. we will be embarking on offsetting and committing to the development of sustainable aviation fuel. but we are also seeing exciting innovations coming along in the form of hydrogen technology that we also expect to be part of the solution. so aviation has a good story to tell. to celebrate the return, ba and virgin coordinated their first two flights to take off simultaneously. more than 600 days later, travelled to the us is off the ground. more than 600 days later, travel to the us is off the ground. the airlines say there is major pent—up demand for these flights. however, this does also raise questions about the future of business travel. the world has changed during the course of the pandemic, with people a lot more used to video calls. many companies are more concerned about their carbon footprint. will business travel return in the same way it used to operate? people in england eligible for covid booste

this celebrates the reopening of british airway and virgin atlantic yesterday.h bound for the u.s. airlines now have to grapple with enforcing vaccination requirements or face a $35,000 fine for violation. that's going to make everyone so happy and those are the headlines, dagan. dagen: thank you. your morning mover, roadblocks the online gaming company soaring after reporting better than expected earnings after many people turn to videogames during the covid lock down through the company says active daily users grew 31% to 47.3 million during the most recent quarter roadblocks is one of the most popular gaming sites in the world for kids. markets are mixed this morning following yesterday's record close on wall street. we are looking ahead to a key gauge of inflation producer index prices coming out this morning. the consumer price index out tomorrow morning. joining me now sandy valerio enjoying the conversation all morning long, fox news contributor joe concha. joe shulman will also be joining us. sandy, what are you watching in terms of the producer prices t

of course, there are now flights running again, british airways, virgin atlantic, from south africa toheathrow airport, and that will cost you £2285 if you are a solo traveller. lots of people understandably do not want to do that and they are looking at going legally and responsibly through third countries. the idea being that if you spent ten full days out of south africa or one of the nine other southern african countries that are affected by this red list ruling, then you are deemed no longer to present a threat and you can travel back normally to the uk which means if you have been fully vaccinated then all you need to do is pre— booked this pcr test from when you arrive in one of the two following days and on top of that, be prepared to self isolate, you can do that at home, not in a hotel. typically, one of the destinations people are telling me about is egypt, because you can flight to cairo and maybe go to one of the resorts orjust head up the nile and again, stress, this has to be done legally and responsibly. simon, thank you so much. i will continue chatting with harry. i d

particularly ba and virgin atlantic. all of their profit really came from the north atlantic.s. at least eight rescue teams from across the uk are involved in the operation. joining me now is our wales correspondent hywel griffith. what is the latest? well, i am stood not far from — what is the latest? well, i am stood not far from one _ what is the latest? well, i am stood not far from one of _ what is the latest? well, i am stood not far from one of the _ what is the latest? well, i am stood not far from one of the entrances i what is the latest? well, i am stood not far from one of the entrances to | not far from one of the entrances to the cave. it is the lower entrance where we understand this cave went in on saturday, late morning, around lunchtime. however, he soon had to send for help. part of his group got the message she was injured and could not come back out. since saturday lunchtime, more and more teams have been coming to help. i think well over 100 cavers have come from different parts of the uk to try and bring him through. we understand he is conscious and luc